Originally published Oct. 22 on IdahoCapitalSun.com .
Idaho State Police have helped transport more than 50 people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE — many of those people were convicted of crimes, a couple appear to have been charged but their charges dismissed, and a few had been charged but they were transported before their cases finished.
The Idaho Capital Sun reviewed available court records at the state and federal district for Idaho level related to all 53 immigrants that the Idaho Governor’s Office announced Friday had been transported to ICE detention facilities; most of the alleged crimes could be verified, but many could not.
Gov. Brad Little’s Office has named the initiative “Operation No Return,” and said in a press release that state police are “taking da